As for the quarterback battle between true sophomores Jacoby Brissett and Jeff Driskel, neither has pulled ahead as the clear leader. Brissett would appear to be ahead based on what happened last season (he earned the No. 2 job early in the season and started two games), but Muschamp said that’s just conjecture.

Here are some other updates:

– As it stands now, Gillislee looks like he will be Florida’s starting running back this fall. That could change, obviously, when incoming freshman Matt Jones shows up this summer.

– Brissett and Driskel both completed around 60 percent of their passes in the scrimmage, and there was only one delay of game penalty out of roughly 100 snaps.

“There wasn’t a whole lot of jumping offsides, lining up wrong — none of that,” Muschamp said. “Both guys managed the huddle very well getting them in and out. We were on the play clock every time.

“We’ve got to do a better job catching the football, making some plays and be more accurate with the ball, especially in the critical downs like third down. They had a couple dropped here and there, both of them did. But, there wasn’t a whole lot of separation to speak of.”

– The Gators went with this starting offensive line for the scrimmage: LT Nixon, LG James Wilson, C Jonotthan Harrison, RG Halapio, RT Matt Patchan.

Kyle Koehne and Sam Robey got reps at center, though Harrison appears to have the job secured. Harrison also has been working at guard as a contingency. Chaz Green, a sophomore, is in contention to take either tackle job.

New freshmen D.J. Humphries and Jessamen Dunker (Boynton Beach HS) are candidates as well. Dunker seems like he is in position to challenge for a starting guard spot.

“D.J. Humphries and Jessamen Dunker are both doing an outstanding job up front,” Muschamp said. “Both guys are way ahead, athletically, than most big guys are at this time. Both guys are very talented. How quickly they will continue to pick up on what they’re doing, time will tell. But I’m very, very pleased with both them young men.”

– CB Marcus Roberson is ahead of schedule in his recovery from neck surgery, but remains in non-contact status. He participates in one-on-one and seven-on-seven drills, but backs out whenever contact is imminent.

Roberson injured his neck last November and there was fear that his career might be over.

“I couldn’t go into the medical terms of what it all was, but any time you’re dealing with the neck and the head, you leave it up to our medical people, who do an outstanding job,” Muschamp said. “They feel like he is on track beyond where he should be at this time.

“It’s kind of like when you take your car to a mechanic and he starts talking about the dual over-cam carburetor. Well, I don’t really know, you just need to fix it. Some of these doctors say some of these medical terms– Just give me a timeframe and talk to me about when he might come back, when he may not. It’s a very serious issue.”

– Muschamp thought Jenkins and Bostic were “solid” in the scrimmage, but not as good as they could be.

“You’d like to have a little bit more production at the linebacker position — not all their fault, though,” he said. “We need to play blocks better up front. We need to take some double teams and not let them climb the next level so quickly.”

He also said new freshman Antonio Morrison and sophomore Michael Taylor played well.

– Florida will continue to emphasize running the ball and run defense in its remaining scrimmages, rather than opening up the passing game.

– Pittman is one of the most impressive early enrollees, per Muschamp.

“Works hard every day, gives everything he’s got, been very pleased with his attitude and his playmaking ability,” he said. “He’s a stronger guy for being a freshman.”

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